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10 soil samples will be taken across the beaches at a cost of $46,300, an expense the board factored into the soft costs of the project.

Winnetka Park District Director of Parks and Maintenance Costa Kutulas informed the Park Board at its June 7 meeting of plans to take 10 soil boring samples across both Elder and Centennial beaches in order to gather information for the planned rebuild of the area. The samples, according to Kutulas, are part of the process and are needed to move forward with the project. The sampling will go ...

The public got its first look at cost estimates for the planned revamp of Elder and Centennial beaches this week with a potential $21.5 million dollar price tag, a number that outgoing Commissioner David Seaman said surprised those on the board.

With Commissioners Mickey Archambault and David Seaman leaving the Winnetka Park District Board next month, President Warren James is looking to get design plans finalized for the controversial Elder/Centennial beach rebuild before new members join the board.

A prospective timeline presented to the Winnetka Park Board during its Feb. 9 meeting outlines steps toward finalized board action on Elder Lane Beach in March with a plan for Centennial Beach to be discussed the following month.